Microsoft Fabric Architect Administrator

Job Title: Microsoft Fabric Architect / Administrator

Work Location: PA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months

Job Overview

STAFFXPERT is looking for an experienced Microsoft Fabric Architect / Administrator to lead the implementation governance and optimization of an enterprise-wide Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric Power BI Azure Synapse Databricks data architecture governance and cloud-based analytics solutions.

This role requires strong leadership client interaction offshore coordination and hands-on technical expertise in Fabric administration security performance optimization and modern data engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

Administration & Governance

• Configure manage and audit Microsoft Fabric tenant settings across the organization.
• Ensure security compliance feature governance and platform standardization.
• Monitor and optimize Fabric Capacity (F-SKU) usage using Capacity Metrics applications.
• Implement scaling strategies to optimize platform performance and cost.
• Manage and enforce:
  • RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
  • Row-Level Security (RLS)
  • Object-Level Security (OLS)
• Integrate Microsoft Purview for:
  • Data discovery
  • Data lineage
  • Compliance and governance
• Configure and manage DLP (Data Loss Prevention) policies to protect sensitive enterprise data.
• Integrate Fabric with Azure Log Analytics for:
  • Monitoring
  • Alerting
  • Auditing
  • Trend analysis
• Identify and resolve noisy neighbor workloads throttling and performance bottlenecks.
• Establish Power BI governance standards and conduct training sessions for business users and non-IT teams.

Architecture & Engineering Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise Medallion Architecture (Bronze Silver Gold) using:
  • Fabric Lakehouses
  • Warehouses
• Provide architectural oversight and best practices to optimize Fabric capacity utilization.
• Develop orchestration and integration solutions using:
  • Data Factory Pipelines
  • Dataflows Gen2
• Design and manage connectivity between Microsoft Fabric and external/SaaS data sources.
• Utilize Shortcuts to reduce unnecessary data duplication.
• Optimize semantic models for DirectLake mode to support near real-time reporting.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines using Git integration for Dev Test and Production deployments.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience

• 10 years of experience in Data Architecture or Data Engineering.
• Minimum 1 2 years of hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience.
• Strong experience with:
  • Power BI
  • Azure Synapse
  • Databricks

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Fabric Administration
• OneLake Architecture
• PySpark / Notebooks
• T-SQL
• DAX
• Delta Lake
• Data Governance & Security
• Azure Log Analytics
• Data Factory Pipelines
• Dataflows Gen2
• Power BI Administration & Governance
• CI/CD & Git Integration

Data Strategy

• Proven expertise in designing enterprise OneLake architectures to eliminate data silos and support unified analytics platforms.

Preferred Certifications

• DP-600: Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
• AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Top 3 Responsibilities

1. Lead and coordinate Microsoft Fabric architecture and administration initiatives.
2. Manage offshore teams and client communication effectively.
3. Ensure platform scalability governance security and operational flexibility.